Based on administrative consultations and the views of the Council for Administrative Improvement, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications recommended that the Ministry of Health, Labour...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 22nd Expert Meeting on Promoting the Use of the Adult Guardianship System on September 25, 2026. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format,...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 136th meeting of the Social Security Council’s LongTerm Care Insurance Subcommittee from 14:00 to 16:00 on Friday, September 18, 2026, at...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 216th Social Security Council Health Insurance Committee Meeting (Paperless) on September 16, 2026. The agenda covers implementation of a...
Press release dated September 14, 2026. It concerns the handling of insured status and related matters for individual business operators and others employed by establishments as regulartype workers...
The Report on the Medical Care Program for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over presents the purpose of the statistics, tabulation results, glossary, notes on use, errata information, and a list of...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 265th meeting of the Social Security Council LongTerm Care Payment Subcommittee as a web conference. The agenda is the first exchange of views...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare compiled and published the FY2024 financial results of the prefectural lateelderly healthcare widearea unions, which operate the LateElderly Healthcare...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will commend 226 people involved in the women’s support program who have diligently performed their duties for many years and are recognized as having made...
Materials published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare concerning Japan's FY2027 draft budget request. They comprise the structure and key points of the draft budget request, a collection...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “Monthly Statistics on LongTerm Care Benefits and Other Payments (May 2026 Review)” is a statistical resource for understanding benefit payments and other...
This page introduces “Recent Trends in Medical Expenses—MEDIAS—March FY2025 Issue.” Materials on “Estimated Medical Expenses” and “Health Insurance Medical Expenses” are posted and can each be...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications published the status of improvement measures following its survey on proofoflife procedures for foreign pension recipients. Following consultations...
This press release announces the compilation and publication, as an attached document, of an overview of the FY2025 financial results for Employees’ Pension Insurance and National Pension. The...
Prime Minister Takaichi identified reducing the burden on middle and lowincome people suffering from tax, social insurance premium, and rising price burdens as the highest priority, and indicated a...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will revise employment insurance basic allowance daily amounts from August 1, 2026. In light of the approximately 2.7% increase in average wages in fiscal...
Prime Minister Takaichi explained that, to support middle and lowincome households suffering from inflation and tax and social insurance burdens, the government will reduce the consumption tax rate...
An overview document summarizing the purpose, tabulation coverage, structure of statistical tables, and notation notes for the national statistical survey on disability welfare and related areas. The...
The third review meeting discussed surveys by provider associations on enrollment status, workforce recruitment effects, and contribution burdens; stabilization measures referencing public pension...
The LongTerm Care Insurance Subcommittee of the Social Security Council has met from 2020 through 2026 to discuss revisions to the longterm care insurance system, benefits and burdens, the longterm...